Book donation by the NBC to Komunità ta’ Santa Marija 


The National Book Council (NBC) presented a donation of books to Komunità Santa Marija (Aġenzija Sedqa) , with the aim of furnishing its in-house library, accessible to all of its residents currently attending a drug rehabilitation program.

The donation was presented by NBC Executive Chairperson Mark Camilleri and its Senior Manager Matthew Borg to Sedqa Unit Leader Miguel Buttigieg and Operations Manager Ashley Cumbo, earlier this week. 

The list of donated books includes National Book Prize and Terramaxka Prize winners and shortlistees, along with additional recent titles from local publishers. The books run the gamut from literature – including novels, short story collections, poetry and drama – to non-fiction titles which include biographies and volumes of historiographic research. 

This donation joins others of its kind engaged by the NBC, such as the annual offering by the NBC to Malta Libraries, which ensures that public libraries all over the country are stocked with important new works by Maltese publishers. Through these donations, the NBC seeks to ensure that books are made widely accessible to all corners of the community. 

In line with the theme of the Malta Book Festival 2025 which took place last month – Writing Anew – the NBC hopes to remind not just the residents at Komunità ta’ Santa Marija, but the public at large, that reading can be the gateway towards a positive personal transformation at any stage in one’s life.